BLACK SABBATH WIN “BEST METAL PERFORMANCE” GRAMMY® AWARD For “GOD IS DEAD?”
Black Sabbath added another Grammy® Award to their collection last night (Sunday, January 26th) with a win in the Best Metal Performance category for God Is Dead? The song was the first release from the icon band’s 2013 critically acclaimed 13 album (Vertigo/Republic), which entered the charts at #1 in 13 countries. The band’s previous […]
BLACK STAR RIDERS’ SECOND ALBUM TO BE PRODUCED BY DEF LEPPARD’S JOE ELLIOTT
Blabbermouth.net reports: Black Star Riders, the band formed by Thin Lizzy alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals), Damon Johnson (guitar), Scott Gorham (guitar), Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, Megadeth, David Lee Roth) on drums, will enter a studio in Dublin, Ireland in October with producer, and DEF LEPPARD frontman, Joe Elliott, […]
FAN FILMED FOOTAGE FROM THE “RANDY RHOADS REMEMBERED: A CELEBRATION OF A LEGEND” POSTED ONLINE
Blabbermouth.net reports: Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Rihanna), Marty Friedman (Megadeth), Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Phil Demmel (Machine Head), Brad Gillis (Night Ranger), Kiko Loureiro (Angra), Rowan Robertson (Dio), Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns) and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses) are among the musicians who performed at the Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration […]
JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE WORKING ON DEBUT ALBUM
Rather than look backwards and merely attempt to relive the multi-platinum hard rock entity’s storied origins, Jack Russell set his sights on the future. In December 2011, Jack Russell’s Great White first bared its teeth. Since its inception, the frontman welcomed back longtime bassist and friend Tony Montana (this time as a guitar player and […]
ORIGINAL BLACK SABBATH DRUMMER BILL WARD RECEIVES A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE “THE BONZO BASH”
Estranged Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has issued a warning to those who hope to make a career as musicians, telling them to read their contracts closely. Ward bowed out of the Black Sabbath original line-up reunion in 2012 after he wasn’t offered a deal he felt was “signable” – describing it as one of […]
EDDIE TRUNK SLAMS THE GRAMMY’S: “THEY JUST HAVE NO CLUE AT ALL WHEN IT COMES TO ROCK AND HEAVY METAL”
Ben Smith of VH1 reports: The Grammy Awards has had a long history of ignoring hard rock and heavy metal ever since the genre emerged screaming from the womb of late ‘60s rock. Consider that such legendary bands as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath never received a single Grammy Award during their existences and years […]